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81 Photos That Are All The Evidence You Need To Realize Americans Might Be The Most Stupid Nation
Ubiquitous internet access has allowed us to see just how confidently incorrect thousands of people can be at any one time. And no country's citizens exemplifies this better than those from the home of the brave and land of the free.
So we’ve gathered some truly indefensible examples of Americans, if we’re being generous, showcasing their confusion online. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the most deeply misguided posts and if you have ever had to explain that Georgia is also a country in the Caucasus region, then share your story below.
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#1
Spain vs. USA
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#2
“I’m Tired Of People Calling America The Dumbest Country In The World…”
#3
“Make America Great Again, Everybody Make Your House Red White And Blue!”
#4
Europeans Have No Idea Just How Hot And How Cold Most Of The Us Gets
#5
Native Americans Aren’t American Apparently
#6
“I’m Glad I Failed French Class In 6th Grade…lol”
#7
No One In The EU Ever Heard Of Greenland Before
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 11 hours ago
MAGAHats had never heard of Greenland until President Shart said he wanted to invade. This is how geography is taught these days.
#8
“Canadians Can’t Just Casually Come Here, Either. But Apparently Their Wildfire Smoke Is Like ‘No Passport? No Problem!’ 😒”
Elladine DesIsles 11 hours ago (edited)
Dear USA, we were trying to smudge the evil and insanity out of your government. Unfortunately, there isn't enough white sage on Earth for that, so we had to improvise. But seriously, I promise, the smoke was miserable here in Canada, too. Not to mention the many Canadians losing their homes, businesses, and livelihoods. But sure, blame us for the basic scientific facts that your public schools aren't allowed to teach.
#10
Do You Know Breakfast?
#11
In America
#12
"Normal = American, Not Kilogay"
#14
USD Is The Only Currency
#15
Bad Review
#16
"Is English Your First Language?" "No I'm An American."
#17
12 Is The Highest Number On The Clock,
LakotaWolf (she/her) 11 hours ago (edited)
Before everyone comes at us stupid Americans, please remember that we are not taught 24hr time (what we call "military time".) It is not taught to us in school - we are taught 12hr AM/PM time. All of our clocks are 12hr clocks, not 24hr clocks. We are not used to 24hr time. It's not because we are "stupid", it's because we're ignorant XD Yes, we can learn it, and this person above IS an idiot because they didn't even know 24hr time exists, apparently, but we're not all just inherently turning away from 24hr time because we hate it XD We're unlearned. EDIT: Sigh. Guys, I'm just trying to explain WHY most Americans don't "understand" the 24hr-time thing and why Americans go "huh??" when a clock says 15:04. Thanks for the downvotes for me just trying to explain things. Go ahead and continue assuming all Americans are idiots.
#18
« My Italien Grandmother’s Secret Family Recipe »
#19
I Thought No Kings Tho?
Science Nerd 10 hours ago
That’s why there are so many protests here. The US is not supposed to have a king.
#20
Where It Normal For A Biological Woman To Have Hairy Armpits? Not In America!
#22
Why Is Morocco Part Of Africa?
Roman Arendt 11 hours ago
Where did he get the idea mostly Spanish is spoken in the northern half of Morocco? Am I missing something?
#24
We Do Nothing Today, Thanks For Asking
#25
'idk As An American That Seems Pretty Cold Its Over 100 In Texas Every Year 40s Is Pretty Cold'
#26
“United States Of America (USA) Is A State, America Is A Country”
Elladine DesIsles 11 hours ago
Yes, the Untied State. It's just floating around somewhere, hovering above the dumpster fire that is the current country of America, completely untethered to the maddess. Actually, that doesn't sound like a half bad strategy, under present circumstances.
#27
"There Is Only One National Anthem"
#28
People Engaging Me In German Because I Look German
Alexa Saltz 9 hours ago
Shoes usually give it away. Anyway, most Europeans speak several languages, English being common. Sadly a lot of Americans barely speak English.
#29
Would Love To See Some Of These Countries Try To F With Us
Kristiina Männiste 2 hours ago
Good thing- nobody hates Estonia. The bad thing: Yall forgot about us existing again, didnt you!?
#30
How The Hell U Wash Ur Hands?
#31
”why Does European Architecture Seem Too Just Rot Away?“
#32
What The Hell Is A 24 Hour Clock
LakotaWolf (she/her) 11 hours ago
How are feet "intuitive"? Signed, an American who learned feet/inches but does not think it's "intuitive" XD
#33
Spain Isn't In South America?
#34
"Only Americans Are On This List, Americans Are Truly Number 1 🎉🎉🎉"
#35
Staten Island? Doesn't Ring A Bell?
#36
No He’s Puerto Rican💔💔
Roman Arendt 11 hours ago
Hear me out: Since a lot of US Americans don't know Puerto Rico is part of the US and even the President and his Cabinet don't know anything about this, can we just claim it for EU?
#37
"Do People In China Get American Letters Or Words Tattooed On Them?"
Justin Case 11 hours ago
I can read Chinese and Japanese. I used to work with a guy who thought he had a Chinese tattoo that read "greatest surfer". It actually read "wet pants". I met another guy who thought he had a Chinese tattoo that read "cool guy". It actually read "frozen sausage".
#38
19th Month
#39
Having Your Phone On Military Time Is Wild
#40
"What's Kg? Kindergarten??"
LakotaWolf (she/her) 11 hours ago
Whenever I post a comment/talk to my friends in Discord and I'm referencing a weight or a temperature, I google the conversion myself and post in both lbs/kg and F/C, respectively. It's not hard to do and it takes 10 seconds.
#42
Found On Twitter. Does This Count?
#43
"I Find It Unfair That A Country With 50 States Only Has One Team In The World Cup"
Roman Arendt 11 hours ago
This cannot get to Trump! He'll call Infantino who'll then give his okay.
#44
"EU Should Use Something Looks Like A Dollar Cuz Its More Traditional"
#45
Kangaroo? Must Be USA
Alexa Saltz 9 hours ago
I have a friend who lives in Sydney. She was online early and I asked if she had the day off. She said yes because a Joey was outside waiting to beat her up. I didn't understand who Joey was so she sent me a picture taken from inside looking out her living room windows and there stood an angry kangaroo looking ready to fight. I asked her if this was common and was told it is. She also said sometimes it is a crazy emu. LOL
#46
American And English And Australian Are Different Lanuage Too They Still Understand Each Other
#47
“America” Is Reserved For The United States Of America
#48
An Oldie But A Goodie
#49
"Not Americans!"
Alexa Saltz 10 hours ago
The US has many different accents. i was raised in Northern California and when visiting Social Circle, Georgia I needed help understanding some of the locals
#50
How Does Europeans Prepare Food?
#51
Do Finnish Schools Speak American?
#52
Canada Military Is A Joke
Elladine DesIsles 11 hours ago
Somebody has been paying to much attention to that drunken idiot, Hegseth.
#53
“40 Degrees Is Barely Above Freezing What Are You Talking About😭”
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 11 hours ago
In the US a the popular character from the Mortal Kombat franchise is called Sub-Thirty Two.
#54
Us Military Guy Thinks A Foreign Country Will Accept His Local ID
Elladine DesIsles 10 hours ago
How the h*ll did they think they were going to travel into Thailand at all without a passport? Or to most other parts of the planet, for that matter?
#55
Bro Nobody Uses Euros
#56
My Girlfriend Sent Me This Pic Convinced Amazon Screwed Up
#57
What Is A Gram. I Have No Idea What You Are Talking About
#58
If The UK Was A Us State It Would Be The Poorest One
DrBronxx 10 hours ago
If we take GDP per capita as the indicator, then using the 2025 numbers, it would actually be the second poorest, above Mississippi; closer than you might think. That said, it's an overly simplistic way of looking at it, and there are other things to consider. For example, the UK overall has lower incomes than the US, but also has different prices, taxes, housing costs, healthcare costs, public services, working hours, etc., so a definitive answer not reliably possible. That said, it is true that the UK would NOT be the poorest US state.
#59
Do You Mean Berlin, Ohio Or Berlin, Germany Or Berlin, Maryland?
#60
I Wanna Know Why "Z" Is "Zed" In Canada.. I Thought Y'all Spoke English??
#61
They Don’t Have Ranch…
#62
We All Have Bad Days
Lady Gypsy Rain 10 hours ago
I want to not laugh at this. Mostly because I’m personally someone that would possibly trip trying to step over because I’m unable to lift my feet very well (transitioning my life to using a wheelchair). But then I also would fall on my face if I tried to do what she did. So I’d have to really pause and pay close attention to where my foot is in relation to a tripping hazard (for me). But still. I can’t help but laugh.
#63
Ain't No Way 90k British People Show Up Unless It's An American Artist
#64
But Your Dates Are Wrong It's 3/8/2026 Not 8/3/3026
#65
"Would They Use USD Or Aud?"
#66
“Europe Is Hardly A Continent”
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 11 hours ago
The rest of the world is made up of continents, the USA is made up of incontinents.
#67
"If America Is 250 Years Old How Is Denmark Sending Mail For 400"
#68
How Do You Know English?
#69
"Is There A Setting To Change From Military To Standard" Time?
David Morgan 9 hours ago
I'd love to know how this works. Does it have to be set up in very specific orientations? How does it cope with seasonal changes?
#70
For The Local People $1 Is A Lot Of Money
#72
We Get It Bro You Drive A Jeep
David Morgan 9 hours ago
Yeah, but this is very clearly someone having a bit of fun. It doesn't fit on the list.
#73
I Just Found Out That Most European Kitchens Do Not Have Electricity In Them 😭
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 11 hours ago (edited)
Must be a large skylight to let the sun illuminate the kitchen from above.
#74
“You Don’t Hear Any Animals With A British Accent”
Forrest Hobbs 8 hours ago
Mmm.... Before the various Germanic invaders known to history as Anglo-Saxons rocked up on these septic isles, the languages were all British - their descendants are Welsh, Irish, Breton, Cornish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic, etc. The English language evolved from the languages imported by the Germanic tribes. At what point do you draw a line and say 'This counts as Old English'? Was it before or after the Germanic tribes came here? 🤷♂️ (PS yes I am intentionally winding up the Scots with that language list)
#75
‘They Stole English From America’
#76
In America We Do Things The Right Way!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 11 hours ago
Milk is considered dairy in America as well. This person is just a donkey sandwich XD
#77
Found One Know The Wild
#78
“28 Is Not A Month”😬😬😬
#80
New Guy At Work
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 10 hours ago
I assume this is some poor schmuck whose mommy and daddy never taught him/her how to make coffee.
#81
I Guess She’s Never Heard Of The Us Southwest
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Shelli Aderman 11 hours ago
The stupid ones are the loudest. Just look at the guy in the White House. Sigh.
Forrest Hobbs 8 hours ago (edited)
Oi vey. Look, I'm all for giving the USA fair criticism, but this? You can find stupid people everywhere. How about giving us a list of Brits embarrassing themselves with their stupidity? P.S. I'm a Brit. We're fine with that sort of thing - well, unless we're called 'Nigel Farage' in which case we're inclined to complain that everyone keeps picking on us and just because a mate handed over £5 million apparently we're being unfair asking questions about it... Ahem. Sorry, sorry, got a bit carried away there. 😁
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Shelli Aderman 11 hours ago
The stupid ones are the loudest. Just look at the guy in the White House. Sigh.
Forrest Hobbs 8 hours ago (edited)
Oi vey. Look, I'm all for giving the USA fair criticism, but this? You can find stupid people everywhere. How about giving us a list of Brits embarrassing themselves with their stupidity? P.S. I'm a Brit. We're fine with that sort of thing - well, unless we're called 'Nigel Farage' in which case we're inclined to complain that everyone keeps picking on us and just because a mate handed over £5 million apparently we're being unfair asking questions about it... Ahem. Sorry, sorry, got a bit carried away there. 😁
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